Ireland

Ireland, commonly known as the Republic of Ireland

Ireland, commonly known as the Republic of Ireland, is a Western European country and one of the member states of the European Union. The island of Ireland, located off the northwest coast of mainland Europe, covers about 5/6 of the southern part of the island. The remaining northeastern 1/6 of the area belongs to the …

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, referred to as the United Kingdom or Britain in international standards, and commonly known as the United Kingdom in Chinese cultural circles, is a sovereign nation with its mainland located in Western Europe and with overseas territories. The United Kingdom is located in the northwest of …

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - Ancient castles

The Principality of Liechtenstein, also known as the Margraviate of Liechtenstein and the Prince of Liechtenstein, is a small landlocked country in central Europe (defined as a Western European country by the UN regional group), sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. It is also the only …

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Switzerland

The Swiss Confederation, commonly known as Switzerland

The Swiss Confederation, commonly known as Switzerland, is known as the “Park of the World” or “Garden of the World” and is a Central or Western European country consisting of 26 cantons. Bern is the seat of the federal government and the de facto capital, while Geneva and Zurich are also important cities in the …

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Austria

Austria - Vienna Palace

The Republic of Austria, commonly known as Austria, is a landlocked country located in Central Europe, but has also historically been classified as a sovereign state in Western or Eastern Europe. Austria shares borders with several countries, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Italy and Slovenia to the south, Liechtenstein and Switzerland to the west, …

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Germany

Germany - Graffiti on the Berlin Wall

The Federal Republic of Germany, commonly known as Germany, is a federal republic of parliamentary democracy located in Central and Western Europe, consisting of 16 federal states, with Berlin as its capital and largest city. It covers an area of 357,000 square kilometers, with a distance of 876 kilometers from north to south and 640 …

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Hungary

Hungary - Heroes Square

Hungary is a landlocked country located in the Pannonian Plain of Central Europe, with an area of 93,030 km2, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west and Austria to the northwest. The official language …

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Slovakia

Slovakia - Boenice Castle

The Slovak Republic, commonly known as Slovakia, Slovak language, is a parliamentary state located in Central Europe. The official language of Slovakia is Slovak. Formerly known as Czechoslovakia, it was peacefully separated into two countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in 1993. It covers an area of about 49,000 square kilometers and has about 5.46 …

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Czech Republic

Czech Republic - Taber City

The Czech Republic, commonly known as the Czech Republic, is a landlocked country located in Central Europe. It is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the east. The Czech state originated in the Kingdom of Bohemia, which was the capital of the Holy Roman …

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Poland

Poland Flotswaw

The Republic of Poland, commonly known as Poland, is a republic located in Central Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the north, Germany to the west, the Czech Republic to the southwest, Slovakia to the south, Ukraine to the southeast, Belarus to the east, and Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the …

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